So, um, I believethiswaslastseasonandJuwanhadjustgotthejoband, uh, noshotsatPurdue.
Oror I thinkhisnameisRobbieHimmel.
AndbecausehehadterrificcareerPurdueand I got a chancetoplayagainstthebigdog.
Whoisthatdude?
And I waswatchinghimgethisnumber, retiredJayand I waslike, Wait a minute.
Michiganstillain't retired.
Noneofournumbers.
Andthen I thoughtaboutsomething I'd ratherhavejawanleadingtheprogramthananythingelse.
That, tome, islikethebiggestvalidationofwhatthe 55 wasabletoestablishattheUniversityofMichigan.
Youand I said, Don't getupanddidthisargument.
JohnBeilein, fantasticcoachat U of m.
YouseehisplayerssprinkledthroughouttheNBA.
Caris, Levert, TimHardaway, Jr.
TreyBurkelikehedid a terrificjobatMichigan.
Butwhenwetalkedabouttheplayersthatwerebeingrecruited, whatyouand I specificallysaidisformerMcDonald's AllAmerican, youknowthatthat's a differentclassofplayerwhenyou'reinthatlivingroom.
I likeourbigfellaDickinsondownloadtogetusbucketsas a youngfellasowecanplaymultiplestyles.
Halfcourt, fullcourtwinwiththethreewinwiththe D.
I dobelievewehave a legitchancetowinitall, but I ain't sleepingontheothertopteamsoutthere, includingBaylorandGonzagainOhioState.
I knowthey'vebeenstrugglinglately, butthere's somereallygoodteams, but I wouldnotbesurprisedifwe'reintheFinalFour.
Hey, Jake, youthinkwiththisgreatsuccessthathe's havingrightnowand I knowheinterviewedforNBAjobspriortotakingtheMichiganjob, isthatgonnacomebackaroundfullcirclesoonerratherthanlater?
A key.
They'regonnahavetogetthatcheckbookout.
Youknowhowthisworks.
HeinterviewedfortheLakersjobintheleaguebeforehetooktheMichiganjob, whichmeansthey'regonnabelookingandlistening, andthepersonthatnightathimisErikSpoelstraandPatRileyandbeing a partofthatculture, andyoucangetonthephone, talkaboutplayingwithLeBronJamesandDwyaneWadeandalloftheamazingthingsthathe's accomplishedas a player.
He's goingtohave a dualityas a coachwhereNBAteamsaregonnaconstantlycallforhim.
But I believerightnowashardasthatMichigan, oneofhissonsisontheroster, I believeanotheroneofhissonsiscoming.
Wehavethenumberonerecruitingclassinthecountry, and I knowfor a facthewouldnotleavewithoutwinningthenationalchampionship.